jackie, good morning. >> aaron, good morning. u.s. airways and american airlines are in the final stages of the merger talks. a deal could reportedly be coming soon. we're looking for that in the next two weeks as a matter of fact. report are saying that the merger price and management structure are the major sticking points left to resolve at this point. the board of american's parent company planning to meet today and tomorrow. amr hasn't made a final decision on the merger and reports say that the company is still considering its own restructuring plan, a viable option to reviving the airline. american, of course, filed for bankruptcy in november 2011. also barnes and noble planning to close about a third of its retail stores over the next decade. the company's ceo telling the wall street journal that he sees the chain having about 450 to 500 stores which would mean shutting about 20 locations a year. barnes and noble, they've been closing about 15 stores a year over the past decade. but remember, they were also opening about 30 or